Clasp.



'A. GIARDINO.

CLASP.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 23. I916.

1,2743 60. I Patented July 30, 1918.

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CLASP;

Specification orretters'rat'ent. Pateht e dJfi l y Application filedOctober 23, 1916. Serial No. 127,204.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTHONY GIARD INo,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Brockton, in the county ofPlymouth and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain usefulImprovements in Clasps, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

The invention relates to clasps, and more particularly to the class oftag clasps.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a clasp of thischaracter wherein a marking tag of any type can be firmly fastenedtherein so that the tag can be conveniently hung upon articles ofmerchandise for identification purposes.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a clasp of thischaracter wherein the construction thereof is novel in form so as toallow free flexibility in the handling of the tag when inspecting thesame andis attached for the marking of articles of merchandise so thatthere is no possibility of the separation of the tag from themerchandise, yet the same can be readily inspected for identificationpurposes.

A. further object of the invention is the provision of a clasp of thischaracter wherein the clip ends are of novel form so that the tag can beconveniently fastened and alSO the clasp engaged with the article ofmerchandise without accidental separation of the tag or clasp, the clipsfor the attachment of the clasp being readily operated for the openingand closing thereof to engage the tag or article of merchandise or forthe removal of the clasp with despatch.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a clasp of thischaracter which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable andeflicient in its purpose, neat, attractive, strong, durable andinexpensive in manufacture. V c o Other objects will be in part obviousin part hereinafter described. I

The invention accordingly consists in the and features-ofconstruction,combination of e1e ments and arrangement of parts wh1chwlll, be exemplified 1n the construction hereinafter described, and thescope of the application of which will be indicated in the appendedclaim.

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In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is'a plan view of my invention ofclasp; V j

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the clips thereof; v Y j v c Fig.3 is a perspective view of the other clip; and v r p Fig. 4 is avertical longitudinal sectional view through Fig. 1. In Figs. 1 to 4 ofthe drawings there is I illustrated the details of my invention, whereinthe eye terminals of the resilient limbs of the frames 21 and 22 haveloosely connected thereto clips, one of which com prises the swingingjaws 23 formed with the pivot coils 24 in which is engaged a pivot 25for swingingly connecting the. jaws. The free ends of these jaws arebent inwardly toward each other and are formed with pointed terminals 26for, biting into the tag body for the fastening of the same in the clip,the jaws'being designed to work' toward each other under the action ofthe ten sion of the frame 21. I

The other clip comprises theswinging jaws 27 connected in a like mannerto the jaws 23, and the lever ends 28 of these jaws are formedrespectively with a keeper 29 and a safety pin extension 30, the latterbeing engageable in the keeper 29 so as to hold the jaws 27 closed. Onreleasing the safety pin extension 29 and pressing im.

wardlyupon the lever'e'nds of said jaws 27 the same .can be opened.Thesejaws'27. are formed, with rounded" hook terminals 35 which areadapted to .engage with the ordinary loop of a shoe (not shown)'for'thehanging of the clasp thereon, as will be ap- Froin the foregoingdescription, taken in 7 connection with the accompanying draw in s theconstruction'a'nd o 'eration of' the 9 5 v V herein described clasp willbe readily appar ent and, therefore, a more extended explan 7. tionhas'been omitted' r I Having, thus described my invention, I 7

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r A device of the class described consisting in combination, of apairofwiremembers, f A each provided withran intermediate integral eye, thetwowire members extending longitudinally, of each other and being curvedin V opposing directions onopposite sides ofsaid 5 eyes, a pivotdisposed at right angles to the plane of said members and passingthrough said eyes to pivotaily connect them together, the outer portionof one of said members being bent to provide a keeper arm extendingacross toward the other wire member which is provided with a forwardlycurving hook, the outer end of said keeper arm being provided with aright angularly disposed loop adapted to engage said hook so 10 as toseparate said members at one end and bring them together at another end.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ANTHONY GIARDINO.

Gopiesof this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington; D. G.

